Windows 7 and Brightness Settings
Hey,
I am having problems with my brightness settings while running bootcamp Windows 7. Every time i change the settings via the keyboard brightness settings, within seconds the setting will automatically revert back to full brightness. The same is true when i adjust it in bootcamp control panel menu.
I have updated my video driver to the newest and still nothing. Can anyone offer some help? Thanks
I have Windows 7 running on my MacBook Pro and from my experience, Windows 7 is set up to automatically turn on the keyboard backlight whenever the lighting changes, so every time a shadow moves over the webcam or the light changes just a little bit, Windows will activate the keyboard backlight. Combine this with the fact that Bootcamp's drivers can't effectively communicate with Windows to shut off this feature and you get a very annoying keyboard.
If you can, try to work in a well-lit area so that Windows never has the urge to turn on the keyboard backlight. If you're stuck in a low light condition, and you have no way to keep a (somewhat) bright light aimed at the webcam, you may be stuck with the annoying backlight until Bootcamp gets a better driver to override the Windows backlight driver.
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